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Can You Believe It? This Gun Actually Saves People's Lives

Victims of extensive burns usually have to undergo weeks or months of skin grafts, with surgeons taking huge sheets of skin from unaffected areas of their bodies. This process is not only painful, but many victims end up with permanent and unsightly scars. However, all of this may be about to change as RenovaCare's SkinGun has been shown to be able to regrow a new layer of skin in just four days.
 
 
How exactly does the SkinGun work? 
Can You Believe It? This Gun Actually Saves People's Lives

First of all, a patch of skin the size of postage stamp is extracted. Trained professionals then have to separate the stem cells found in this skin patch and place them into a liquid solution. This solution is then sprayed onto the burned area, with the entire procedure lasting around 90 minutes.

In one remarkable case, a 43-year-old man sustained a number of horrific hot water scalds to his upper arm and left shoulder, which were so bad that he was left with massive raised welts. After undergoing SkinGun treatment, a brand new layer of skin had formed within 6 days. Five weeks later and he had incredibly recovered his full range of motion.

How does the SkinGun compare to a standard skin graft? 
Can You Believe It? This Gun Actually Saves People's Lives

Under normal circumstances, burn wounds heal from the outside in, as the healthy skin supplies the wounded area with stem cells, eventually forming a new layer. However, this process is very time-consuming, and is often prone to scarring.

 

On the other hand, the SkinGun allows new skin to form evenly across the entire wounded area from the onset. The risk of infection or scarring is also massively reduced, since the short duration of the treatment won't allow bacteria to take over the affected area.

When will the SkinGun be available in clinics?

Can You Believe It? This Gun Actually Saves People's Lives

RenovaCare is applying to the US Food and Drug Administration to allow them to use the SkinGun in routine clinical practice. If approved, they then plan on getting a similar license for use in Europe, as well.
BONUS: Watch the SkinGun in action here:
Sources: renovacareincdailymail
Images (including cover): renovacareinc
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